India+Links

Links of interest for researching the mythology of India
[|History of Ancient India] Don't let the source name fool you - "I Love India." This site actually provides a very detailed and easy to read history of India.

India Calling Anand Giridharadas grew up in America, but it was in India — the country that his parents left — where he went to look for hope. In his book, //India Calling,//Giridharadas describes how India's growing economy is creating growing opportunity — what many might recognize as American-style chances to get ahead.

[|India Divinity] This site is created by the management of Webonautics. Webonautics philosophy and vision is to contribute positively to culture and make the most of the Digital Media to “spread awareness of culture and nature”. This site is about the Indian divinity, the concepts, deities, and Hindu Literature. It also discusses about the emergence of Hindu Mythology. (Ali Raza)

[|Kamat's Potpourri] "Kamat's Potpourri is the personal home page of the four members of the Kamat family: Krishnanand Kamat, Jyotsna Kamat, Vikas Kamat and Hiryoung Kim Kamat. Among them, they share three Doctorates, Five Masters degrees and seven other University degrees, and Kamat's Potpourri constitutes over a hundred person-years of work." This site is loaded with information about India, both contemporary and historical.

The Ramayana: An Enduring Tradition For the past two thousand years the Ramayana has been among the most important literary and oral texts of South Asia. This epic poem provides insights into many aspects of Indian culture and continues to influence the politics, religion and art of modern India. The following material is designed to provide an entry into the study of this tradition. We hope that it will be useful to teachers and students of Indian culture.

[|Savant's Sallies Blog: Dyed in Caste by Randeep Wadehra and Amar Nath Wadehra] These two writers give an interesting commentary on the existence of the caste system in contemporary India, and well as drawing parallels with similar systems in other cultures and religions.

[|Symbolism in the Ramayana]

[|UofM's Ramayana Page]

[|What is Dharma?] This site is an article taken out of a magazine called //Knowledge of Reality//. It was published by a student organization called “SETA” or The Society of Eastern Thought and Awareness. The magazine article explains what Dharma is, why it is relevant, and why the sages from early civilizations insisted that Dharma is the only true path to fulfillment. (Janel Flores)

[|Valmiki's Ramayana]